No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

Since coming to grad school, I’ve been doing a lot of meal-prepping. I have found it really beneficial for 2 reasons. First, it saves me SO much time during the week. Instead of going through the whole process of prep, cooking, eating, and cleaning every night during the week, I make my meals on Sunday…

Toasted Coconut Banana Truffles

Girl Scout cookies are my absolute weakness. Samoas especially. There’s never been a better marriage made than that between toasted caramel and chocolate. And samoas boast both flavors, with the addition of a crunchy cookie and caramel sweetness. They almost make the 140 calories per serving worth it. Almost. Because I know that when it…

Healthy Chocolate Peppermint Donuts

What just screams the winter season? Well, first off: snow. Lots and lots of snow. Last year, my hometown got almost 2 feet of snow. However, I now go to school in DC (since coming to college), which is two hours north of my hometown and gets about 6 inches to a foot more snow…

Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Pumpkin Seeds

Roasted, salty pumpkin seeds enrobed in decadent melted dark chocolate. You’ve heard of chocolate-covered cherries, chocolate-covered peanuts, and chocolate-covered strawberries. Well, prepare yourself for chocolate-covered pumpkin seeds! Have you ever found yourself in a pinch before a holiday party? Well, no longer will you have to run out to the store last-minute to buy a…

Quick & Easy Peppermint Bark

Sometimes, you just need that chocolate “fix”. I just finished my first semester of college, and I can tell you firsthand that the hardest part about college was not the homework load, making it to class on time, or even waking up for 8AM biology. It was not being able to bake. And not being…